Information about the U. S. International Trade Commission’s mission and history as an independent, quasi-judicial federal agency with broad investigative responsibilities on matters of trade.

Commissioners Commissioners, biographies and photos.

The bi-partisan USITC Commission is comprised of six Commissioners who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

Administrative Law JudgesAdministrative Law Judge (ALJ) biographies and photos

Administrative Law Judges conduct the trial phase of Commission investigations under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337). They rule on motions during the trial stage and, following the trial, make an initial determination as to whether a violation of section 337 exists.

OfficesA listing of the USITC offices and contact information.

USITC offices assist in investigating imports claimed to injure a domestic industry, in investigating violations of U.S. intellectual property rights, and in providing independent analysis and information on tariffs, trade and competitiveness.

Investigations of market injury to U.S. domestic industry by foreign companies due to product dumping and/or subsidization under Sections 701 or 731 under Title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 or injury due to substantially increase imports under sections 201 or 202 of the Trade Act of 1974 or section 302 of the NAFTA Implementation Act.

General Factfinding Current general fact-finding investigations being conducted by the Offices of Economics and of Industries.

The USITC conducts investigations on matters involving international trade and industry competitiveness. These investigations often concern the likely impact of changes in trade policy such as trade agreements on the U.S. economy, industries, and workers or provide assessments of U.S. industries.

Unfair Import Injury Intellectual Property Rights Infringement

Access information about USITC investigations regarding claims of intellectual property rights infringement, including patent, copyright and trademarks, and other forms of unfair competition involving imported products under Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930.

Recent Trends in U.S. Services Trade. Several recurring reports are published annually as part of the Commission’s mission to provide independent tariff, trade, and competitiveness-related analysis and information.

Staff Publications Staff Research Papers, Working Papers, The Journal of International Commerce and Economics, The Executive Briefings on Trade

They reflect the opinions and research of individual authors and are not the views of the U.S. International Trade Commission or any of its individual Commissioners.

Informational listing regarding the Harmonized Tariff. The USITC (Office of Tariff Affairs and Trade Agreements) is responsible for publishing the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated (HTSA). The HTSA provides the applicable tariff rates and statistical categories for all merchandise imported into the United States.

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Commission Publications Library

The following USITC Commission publications are available online. Publications can be searched by keyword, by publication number, by title, by date, by subject, and by investigation or study type. Each column may be sorted by clicking on the column name below.

To view a publication, please click on its corresponding publication number.

Tariff publications include the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States and proposed modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.

Other

Other publications are publications that fall outside of the above categories.

The following USITC Commission publications are available online. Publications can be searched by keyword, by publication number, by title, by date, by subject, and by investigation or study type. Each column may be sorted by clicking on the column name below.

To view a publication, please click on its corresponding publication number.